Where is Israel?
Israel is located Middle
East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon.
Why was Israel created?
During the Holocaust, the killing of approximately 6 million of Jews by the Nazis, had a big impact with the situation in Palestine. During the World War II Britain forbade entry into Palestine for European Jews escaping Nazi persecution. On November 29, 1947, the United Nations General Assembly voted 33 to 13, with 10 abstentions, in favor of a Partition Plan that created the State of Israel.
What is happening in Israel and Gaza?
There is a war going because of territory.
How many Palestinians have died and how many Israelis?
900 Palestians and 13 Israelis up to January 13, 2009.
What is Hamas?
Hamas is a Palestinian Sunni Islamist paramilitary organization and political party which holds a majority of seats in the elected legislative council of the Palestinian National Authority. It was created in 1987.
What was the U.S. response to the attacks?
They support the Israeli´s decision to attack Gaza, and they are against the terrorist attacks from Gaza.
What happened when Israel was declared a state in 1948?
The Arabian states that where their neighbors invade them.
What did Israel agree to in the Oslo accords?
Israel committed to withdrawing from parts of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank and agreed that the Palestian Authority had to be set up.
How did Hamas come to power in Gaza?
They won the elections, and they isolate the area because they have a majority in the Palestinian Legislative Council.
To which "old battle" does the article's headline refer?
The one that Israel has been having with Palestine since it was created.
What seem to be the hopes underlying Israel's assault on Gaza?
To prevent a two-state solution, they will have to delegitimize the Hamas’s leadership in the eyes of the Palestinian people and eliminate its power.
How would a clear Israeli victory affect the region?
Countries near Israel will declare common cause against the Islamic militars and to Iran in an easier way.
How would a clear Israeli victory affect the United States?
There will be a restauration with the political control in Gaza, and this will be in hands of a peacekeeping association or force.
Why does Iran have much at stake in the outcome of the current crisis?
It sponsors Hamas and Hezbollah not only to torment Israel but also to spread its influence in the Arab world.
How likely is it that the Israeli assault will be successful?
A convincing defeat of Hamas would undercut that strategy, and presumably Iran’s ability to resist Western pressure in any broad bargaining.
What are some of the divisions in the Middle East that this conflict has highlighted?
Why does Mr. Abbas say he will walk away from the peace talks begun by President Bush in 2007?
Because fighting was emboldening palestinian resistance.
What lessons has Israel learned from Lebanon?
To lower expectations, and not to claim victory. This time Israel seems more prepared.
In what way is the timing of this renewed battle beneficial?
It came before the inauguration of President Obama.
How will the Obama administration be able to capitalize on the situation in Gaza? On the cease-fire to renew a permanent settlement. He once thought about supporting Hamas, but that is impossible, because President Bush refused to back up a terrorist organization.
**Image**
What is going on in the photograph?
A woman is crying because someone killed one of her relatives in one of the attacks.
What might this person be feeling, given what is going on in the photograph?
She is sad and scared.
What might this person want to say to the "opposite side"?To please stop killing people, that tragedies are not a solution.
Israel is located Middle
East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon.Why was Israel created?
During the Holocaust, the killing of approximately 6 million of Jews by the Nazis, had a big impact with the situation in Palestine. During the World War II Britain forbade entry into Palestine for European Jews escaping Nazi persecution. On November 29, 1947, the United Nations General Assembly voted 33 to 13, with 10 abstentions, in favor of a Partition Plan that created the State of Israel.
Where are the Palestinian Territories?
What is happening in Israel and Gaza?
There is a war going because of territory.
How many Palestinians have died and how many Israelis?
900 Palestians and 13 Israelis up to January 13, 2009.
What is Hamas?
Hamas is a Palestinian Sunni Islamist paramilitary organization and political party which holds a majority of seats in the elected legislative council of the Palestinian National Authority. It was created in 1987.
What was the U.S. response to the attacks?
They support the Israeli´s decision to attack Gaza, and they are against the terrorist attacks from Gaza.
What happened when Israel was declared a state in 1948?
The Arabian states that where their neighbors invade them.
What did Israel agree to in the Oslo accords?
Israel committed to withdrawing from parts of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank and agreed that the Palestian Authority had to be set up.
How did Hamas come to power in Gaza?
They won the elections, and they isolate the area because they have a majority in the Palestinian Legislative Council.
To which "old battle" does the article's headline refer?
The one that Israel has been having with Palestine since it was created.
What seem to be the hopes underlying Israel's assault on Gaza?
To prevent a two-state solution, they will have to delegitimize the Hamas’s leadership in the eyes of the Palestinian people and eliminate its power.
How would a clear Israeli victory affect the region?
Countries near Israel will declare common cause against the Islamic militars and to Iran in an easier way.
How would a clear Israeli victory affect the United States?
There will be a restauration with the political control in Gaza, and this will be in hands of a peacekeeping association or force.
Why does Iran have much at stake in the outcome of the current crisis?
It sponsors Hamas and Hezbollah not only to torment Israel but also to spread its influence in the Arab world.
How likely is it that the Israeli assault will be successful?
A convincing defeat of Hamas would undercut that strategy, and presumably Iran’s ability to resist Western pressure in any broad bargaining.
What are some of the divisions in the Middle East that this conflict has highlighted?
Egypt,whose peace treaty with Israel is anathema to militants in the Middle East, kept its border to Gaza largely shut last week, and its president, Hosni Mubarak, quarreled openly with the leader of Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militant Shiite group that now shares power in Lebanon.
What happened in Lebanon in 1982? How are the Gaza attacks similar?
The Gaza attacks were reminiscent of the gamble Israel took, and largely lost, in Lebanon in 1982. It invaded to eliminate the threat of Yasir Arafat’s forces, which were then encamped on its northern border.
In what ways might the attacks on Gaza backfire?
History suggests that Israel has a lot of probabilities to fail just as it did in lebanon on 1982.
What happened in Lebanon in 1982? How are the Gaza attacks similar?
The Gaza attacks were reminiscent of the gamble Israel took, and largely lost, in Lebanon in 1982. It invaded to eliminate the threat of Yasir Arafat’s forces, which were then encamped on its northern border.
In what ways might the attacks on Gaza backfire?
History suggests that Israel has a lot of probabilities to fail just as it did in lebanon on 1982.
Why does Mr. Abbas say he will walk away from the peace talks begun by President Bush in 2007?
Because fighting was emboldening palestinian resistance.
What lessons has Israel learned from Lebanon?
To lower expectations, and not to claim victory. This time Israel seems more prepared.
In what way is the timing of this renewed battle beneficial?
It came before the inauguration of President Obama.
How will the Obama administration be able to capitalize on the situation in Gaza? On the cease-fire to renew a permanent settlement. He once thought about supporting Hamas, but that is impossible, because President Bush refused to back up a terrorist organization.
**Image**
What is going on in the photograph?
A woman is crying because someone killed one of her relatives in one of the attacks.
Who is pictured?
A woman.
A woman.
What can you learn about how the main subject in the photo is feeling from his or her facial expression?
I can learn that having peace is one of the most important things in life.
I can learn that having peace is one of the most important things in life.
What might this person be feeling, given what is going on in the photograph?
She is sad and scared.
What might this person want to say to the "opposite side"?
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